Clay County, WV: 16 findings, 1 at an alert level, 4 at a watch level and 11 noted
16 findings fired for Clay County, WV this run, against a typical home value of $124,853 in August 2026 and covered employment of 1,430 in 2026 Q1. 4 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
alertClay County, WV's covered employment is -10.5% against a year earlier, an alert level here: covered employment at least 3 percent below the same quarter a year earlier (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- test: jobs.yoy.emp = -10.5 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchClay County, WV's average weekly wage is -15.0% against a year earlier, a watch level here: average weekly wage below the same quarter a year earlier, before inflation (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- test: jobs.yoy.avgWeeklyWage = -15 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchClay County, WV's covered employment is -10.5% against a year earlier, a watch level here: covered employment below the same quarter a year earlier (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- test: jobs.yoy.emp = -10.5 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchClay County, WV's momentum index is -0.58, a watch level here: momentum index in the cooling band (the cooling band of the momentum index computed here, score at or below -0.25; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- test: momentum = -0.5794852286627511 <= -0.25
- momentum = Σ wᵢ · clip(changeᵢ / scaleᵢ, −1, 1) / Σ wᵢ over the terms present; weights and scales: home value 1-yr change 0.3 (±10%), rent 1-yr change 0.15 (±10%), jobs over-the-year change 0.3 (±3%), avg weekly wage over-the-year change 0.25 (±6%)
the cooling band of the momentum index computed here, score at or below -0.25; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchClay County, WV's years of wages of 2.7 scores 13 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 44 across West Virginia counties, a gap of 31 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 31 = |13 across US counties - 44 across West Virginia counties|
- typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteClay County, WV's average weekly wage was 15.0% lower than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- -15 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
- the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published
noteClay County, WV's covered employment was 10.5% lower than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- -10.5 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
- the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published
noteClay County, WV's typical home value fell 0.6% from $125,559 in July 2026 to $124,853 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- -0.6% = (124852.62209020373 - 125559.42334500693) / 125559.42334500693 × 100
- 124852.62209020373 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 125559.42334500693 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
noteClay County, WV's covered employment of -10.5% ranks 55th of 55 West Virginia counties, against a median of -1.0%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 55 West Virginia counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteClay County, WV's momentum index of -0.58 ranks 3,200th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 0.23.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 1 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published momentum
- momentum = Σ wᵢ · clip(changeᵢ / scaleᵢ, −1, 1) / Σ wᵢ over the terms present; weights and scales: home value 1-yr change 0.3 (±10%), rent 1-yr change 0.15 (±10%), jobs over-the-year change 0.3 (±3%), avg weekly wage over-the-year change 0.25 (±6%)
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteClay County, WV's covered employment of -10.5% ranks 3,182nd of 3,221 US counties, against a median of -0.2%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 1 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteClay County, WV's momentum index of -0.58 ranks 54th of 55 West Virginia counties, against a median of 0.13.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 2 on the 0-to-100 scale across 55 West Virginia counties that published momentum
- momentum = Σ wᵢ · clip(changeᵢ / scaleᵢ, −1, 1) / Σ wᵢ over the terms present; weights and scales: home value 1-yr change 0.3 (±10%), rent 1-yr change 0.15 (±10%), jobs over-the-year change 0.3 (±3%), avg weekly wage over-the-year change 0.25 (±6%)
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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